A Gwagwalada High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), affirmed ownership of the property to Rev Chidiebere Amakaeze. The popular Cuban lounge located at Plot 81, Ademola Adetokumbo Crescent, Wuse 11, Abuja, has crumbled following the collapse of the club in the property.
The development was as a result of the decision of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Gwagwalada, which in a judgment on 3rd July 2025, granted the right of possession of the property to Rev. Chidiebere Amakeze in a suit filed against SEMC-Investment Ltd. and Onwuzulike Collins.
Members of staff of the popular Lounge were seen packing their properties from the building on Friday. Also, a document indicating the enforcement order was prominently pasted on the building. The eviction of the lounge from the property followed the enforcement of the judgment that confirmed Rev. Chidiebere Amakaeze as the landlord of the building.
This was after the court decided that Rev. Amakaeze duly purchased the property from one Onwuzulike Collins at an agreed sum of N2 billion with a Power of Attorney and a Deed of Assignment, which transferred ownership to him, duly executed with effect from 1 May 2024. The Court noted that despite the execution and transfer, the claimants have not been able to take possession of the property.
The Court presided over by Justice J. A. Aina, therefore, granted the right of the claimants to possession and use of the property at Plot 81, Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, having duly purchased the property. The Court also ordered the defendants to immediately give vacant possession of the property at Plot 81, Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja to the claimants.
It also ordered the Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police, Abuja, FCT, and other security agencies to assist the claimants in lawfully taking possession, occupation, and use of the property at Plot 81, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, as the ownership belongs to them. The court also awarded the cost of ten million Naira only against the defendants as the cost of prosecuting this matter.
